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UK police charge 37-year old man with criminal damage to synagogues

LONDON (Reuters) -British police charged a 37-year old man with religiously-motivated criminal damage after a number of attacks on synagogues and Jewish premises in north West London. Seven Jewish premises have been targeted in separate incidents over the last ten days, police said, including four synagogues being smeared with a substance, while a liquid was …

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Soccer-Arsenal hand Postecoglou a loss in his first Forest game, Bournemouth continue hot start

LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal ensured former Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou endured a miserable return to English football with a 3-0 victory over his new club Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while a late Brentford goal denied Chelsea moving atop the table. Newcastle United’s new signing Nick Woltemade enjoyed a dream debut, scoring in their 1-0 …

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Police and protesters scuffle as 110,000 join anti-migrant London protest

By Vitalii Yalahuzian, Yann Tessier and Stuart McDill LONDON (Reuters) – More than 100,000 protesters marched through central London on Saturday, carrying flags of England and Britain and scuffling with police in one of the UK’s biggest right-wing demonstrations of modern times. London’s Metropolitan Police said the “Unite the Kingdom” march, organised by anti-immigrant activist …

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UK’s Prince Harry visits Ukraine with rehabilitation charity

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry visited Ukraine on Friday, arriving in Kyiv with a team from his Invictus Games Foundation to outline his charity’s plans to help rehabilitate wounded soldiers, his office said in a statement. Harry, the younger son of Britain’s King Charles, also visited the site of one of Russia’s numerous strikes …

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Wikipedia will not appeal dismissal of its UK Online Safety Act challenge

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -The operator of Wikipedia said on Friday it would not appeal its defeat last month in a legal challenge to Britain’s Online Safety Act, which sets tough new requirements for platforms and has been criticised for potentially curtailing free speech. The U.S. government has criticised Britain’s new online law, along …

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FTSE 100 dips but registers weekly gain; investors assess economic data

(Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 reversed earlier gains to close lower on Friday, dragged down by consumer staples and healthcare stocks, while investors assessed key domestic economic data. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed down 0.2% but registered its second straight weekly gain. The domestically focused mid-cap index fell 0.3% but recorded a weekly rise. Hopes …

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UK launches new Russia-related sanctions targeting shadow fleet, weapons suppliers

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain launched a new package of Russia-related sanctions on Friday, targeting ships carrying Russian oil, as well as companies and individuals supplying electronics, chemicals and explosives used to make Russian weapons. The package was a response to recent Russian aggression, the British government said in a statement, referring to the higher numbers …

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UK turns to King Charles and royals to mollify Trump like no others can

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to mollify the U.S. President as few others can. Once head of the largest empire in history, the British monarch’s main diplomatic job now is to schmooze and dazzle world leaders like Trump …

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Soccer-FA charge Chelsea with 74 breaches of rules regarding agents and intermediaries

By Rohith Nair (Reuters) – Chelsea were hit with 74 charges by the Football Association on Thursday after the London club were accused of breaching regulations covering football agents, intermediaries and third-party investment in players spanning more than a decade. The FA did not elaborate on the charges but Chelsea said the matters were ‘self-reported’ …

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Britain’s Prince Harry meets father King Charles for first time in 20 months

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry had tea with King Charles on Wednesday at their first meeting in 20 months, in what may prove a first step toward ending a much-publicised rift between father and son. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced …

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